David Sykes
Abstract
Some patients who present with a story of gallbladder disease may have a normal oral cholecystogram. In some such cases an intravenous injection of cholecystokinin may reproduce their symptoms and it is suggested that this is a positive indication for advising a cholecystectomy.
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Some patients who present with a story of gallbladder disease may have a normal oral cholecystogram. In some such cases an intravenous injection of cholecystokinin may reproduce their symptoms and it is suggested that this is a positive indication for advising a cholecystectomy.
Key concepts: Cholecystokinin, Cholecystography, Medicine, Gallbladder disease, Cholecystectomy, Gallbladder, Biliary disease, General surgery